Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-01-29
FOREIGN TOPICS.
EMPEROR WILLIAM WILL CALL
OUT 72,OOO RESERVES.
Eviction Riots in Ire
Iand-The Fisheries Dispute Gets
into Parliament-Etc.
[srEuAL DISPATCHES TO THE REcoRp-uS1oN.l
THE FISHERY DISPUTE
The Subject Brought Before the House of
Commons.


LONDON. January 2Sth-The subject of
dispute between the United States and
Great Britain in regard to the Canadian
fisheries, was brought up in the House of
Commons to- day. Sir James Ferguson,
Parliamentary Secretary of Foreign Office,
in answer TO inquiries said the Government
had been comforting with the Government
of the United States on the question. The
Canadian fisheries, he said, were valuable
and the Government had followed policy
concerning them which had been adopted
by preceding Governments and would
maintain the rights of the Colonists with
every desire to conciliate the United States.
The Government was unable at present to
narrate the whole course of the negotia-
tons with the United States, but would
state that dispatch had been received
which was of pacific character and afford
ed material grounds for hope of final set
tlement of the dispute. United States
Minister Phelps had serious conference
with Salisbury to-day, at the Premier's
request, to discuss the Canadian fisheries
question. The conference was most cordial
on both sides. Salisbury expressed him.
self gratified at the general tone of the
American press and people in the dispute,
and he assured Phelps that England and
Canada were equally desirous of amicable
adjustment of the whole case.
The Situation Still Threatening.
BERLIN, January 2Sth.-At the court re-
ception to-day Emperor William informed
the assembled officers that $4,000 men of
the reserves would be called out immedi-
ately and be drilled in the use of the new
repeating rifle. The announcement, taken
in conjunction with the reported words of
Crown Prince Frederick William at the
same reception-that the situation was still
serious-renews the public alarm.
Advices from Vienna say the issue is ex
pected of an official order prohibiting the
expectation of horses from Austria and
Hungary, it being feared that the closing
of German markets to foreign buyers
might result in an excessive drain upon
the Austrian markets.
Tweedledum' and Tweedledee.
BERLIN, January 2Sth.-The Frank fort
Gazette has dispatch from Rome saying
that the Vatican is surprised at the
assertions of the Prussian Government rel
ative to the attitude of the Pope. Prince
Bismarck's dispatch says: Promised the
Pope complete abrogation of the May
laws, in return for the Vatican's inhuenc-
ing the Center party to vote for the septen-
nate To this proposition the Pope re-
sponded that he was unable to interfere,
but he had caused the leaders of the Cath
olics to know that he would be pleased if
the members of the Center fonnd voting
for the septennate consistent with their po-
litical duty.
Threatened Evictions in Ireland.
DUBLIN, January 2Sth.-The people of
Achill Island, off county Mayo, are prepar-
ing to repel the Sheriff. who i3 on his way
there to execute fifty ejectment writs. The
people are watching day and night for his
advent, and have arranged to give notice
of his approach, if at night, by means of
fires and rockets. The fifty ejectments, if
executed, will put in The road about all the
islanders, who at present have decent shell
ter. The people of the island are extremely
poor. and nearly all were supported during
the whole of last winter and spring through
charitable contributions raised and dis
tributed by the New York Sun The last
series of evctions at Glenbeigh county
commenced to-day.
Floods in Australia.
BRISBANE (Australia), January 2Sth.-
Serious floods have occurred in southern
Queensland, and fifty-eight persons have
been drowned.
The Pope will Take a Hand.
ROME, January 2Sth.-Itis expected that,
as result of the McGlynn affair, the Pope
will address an encyclical letter to the
Catholics of America ON the attitude of
Catholicism toward the rising tide of